How To Repair Wood Shingle Siding

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How to repair wood shingle siding. Coating the cedar shingles with a water resistant product helps to preserve the wood against moisture damage. Inspect the condition of sheathing. You ll use basic tools to wiggle the rotted shingle out reassemble the pieces and use the old shingle as a guide for the new one. When wood shingles are in direct contact with the ground they get attacked by moisture from rain and snow not to mention invite an army of house munching termites into your walls.

Depending on how high up the damage goes you can fix roof shingles by removing the first second and maybe even the third row of shingles. The most complex type of wood siding repair is the replacement of damaged boards or shingles. Cedar maintenance you don t have to do much to cedar shingle siding if you prefer its weathered gray look other than clean and coat it with a clear water resistant preservative and inspect it for rot and damage periodically. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair shingle siding.

Replacing damaged wood boards or shingles. How to repair siding shingles if your siding is in need of repair this section will show you how to remove damaged shingles and attach new ones. If you intend to paint the patched area to match the siding use pre mixed bridging and patching compound sold at paint stores and home improvement centers. This type of repair generally needs to take place when sustained damage such as mold or rot has taken over a part of the siding damaging an entire area or board over a long period of time.

2 use pitchfork to remove all damaged shingles from house. 1 make a story pole from a straight 1x3. The process is fairly simple. To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar.

How to repair holes in wood siding for repairs that will match natural wood siding you ll want to use stainable wood putty. Mark locations of shingle courses on pole. 3 peel off any paper or housewrap.